Employment

Responsible for growing the resources available in UMD Libraries Digital Collections: http://digital.lib.umd.edu/ and growing the digitization operations across UMD Libraries. Provide leadership and create policies, standards, and workflows as they relate to digital conversion and reformatting. Administer the personnel, resources, and projects of the DCMR Department and oversee and coordinate digital conversion and reformatting efforts across the UMD Libraries for all formats, for both in-house and vendor-based digitization projects or requests. Coordinate the funding of digitization projects throughout the Libraries, and explore new funding opportunities including, grants and coordinating with the Director of Development of the Libraries on seeking donors; serve as a financial advocate for these projects. Consult with Libraries staff on digitization projects, and manage these projects and resources. Identify collaborative opportunities in the UMD Libraries and external groups and partnerships. Serve as an expert on digitization and digital collections standards and policies by representing Libraries on internal and external committees, working groups, and professional organizations.

Audiovisual Archivist

February 2008-February 2012

The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Description

Managed the photographic, audio, moving image, and film collections, including acquisition of materials from university offices and donors and the identification of new sources. Provided reference and access to collections, including digitization of photographs and audiovisual materials, for CUA students, staff, faculty, administrators and external researchers. Managed digitization projects for the Archives and advised on digitization standards throughout the Libraries. Appraised, arranged, and described audiovisual collections or audiovisual series, creating indexes and finding aids using Encoded Archival Description (EAD) in NoteTab XML editor, Describing Archives a Content Standard, and Library of Congress Authorities. Acted as the liaison between the Archives and the Libraries IT staff. Assisted with website revisions. Hired, trained and supervised student workers, practicum students, and volunteers. Served as the CUA representative on the digital collections and preservation committees in the Washington Research Library Consortium.

Masters of Library and Information Science Internship

August 2006-August 2007

University of Pittsburgh Music Library, Pittsburgh, PA

Description

Performed copy and original cataloging for commercial music scores, books, sound recordings, and special collections according to AACR2, DACS, and Library of Congress Authorities; assisted with collection development by searching for re-released sound recordings; performed basic reference and circulation desk duties; assisted patrons with materials and music playback technology; and assisted with receipt and assessment of donations.

Masters of Library and Information Science Field Experience

May 2007-August 2007

Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center, West Homestead, PA

Description

The BMNECC was founded in 1930 to serve as a social club and cultural center for immigrants in the Pittsburgh region. The historic facility houses the largest collection of Bulgarian art, audio recordings, film, video, costumes, jewelry, textiles, books, and artifacts in the United States. Consulted with the Board of the BMNECC to assess needs and develop requirements for a database for the cataloging of all cultural heritage collections. Developed a relational database in using qualified Dublin Core metadata and standardized terms from the Library of Congress Authorities, the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, and the Thesaurus of Graphic Materials based on the needs of the collections. Created manual on how to enter objects in the database using Dublin Core metadata and standardized forms for specific fields. Completed a survey of the preservation state of the audio and moving image collections in the cultural collections. Created a preservation manual that can be followed by future volunteers and interns performing surveys of the other cultural materials, including books, papers, and other audiovisual materials.

Music Library Student Worker

August 2002-May 2006

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Music Library, Indiana, PA

Description

Performed basic reference duties and referred patrons to the Music Librarian and Music Library Cataloger for in-depth questions. Performed circulation duties using Voyager. Performed preservation binding of scores and created preservation copies of scores and parts. Created parts using Sibelius notation software when lost. Received materials from the bindery and assisted in making them shelf-ready. Performed shelf-maintenance and inventory of circulating collections. Assisted with packing and moving the library’s collections during the music building renovations.

Knoblauch, Leslie and Robin Pike, Together in Faith: The Pope Visits Catholic University, traveling campus exhibit, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, June 2008-December 2008, April 2009.